Adoption of paired texts

The two novels, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest should be accepted as a part of the 11th grade curriculum because many very important issues are addressed in these books, rendering them very valuable to the adolescents in junior year. The themes of these books include insanity, drug abuse, making a difference, and rebellion. Everyone comes to certain points in their lives in which they are confronted with these things, and having previous insight and opinions help make the right choices. Junior and Senior years in high school are very emotionally draining and there is a great deal of drug abuse, development and rebellion against authority figures. Most teenagers are thus able to relate to the novels. The books are very interesting, especially when read together because the non-fiction novel, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, is the true story behind the fiction novel, giving it more background and more insight.